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Lolita
“How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?”
7.3 / 10• 1962• 2h 34m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.
Cast & Crew
James Mason
Prof. Humbert Humbert
Lead
Shelley Winters
Charlotte Haze
Sue Lyon
Dolores "Lolita" Haze
Gary Cockrell
Richard T. "Dick" Siller
Jerry Stovin
John Farlow
Diana Decker
Jean Farlow
Lois Maxwell
Nurse Mary Lore
Cec Linder
Physician
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stanley Kubrick's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Lolita is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
